#160
May 14 1985
Supertramp
Brother Where You Bound
Genre: Prog Rock
4 out of 5
Highlights:
Cannonball
Brother Where You Bound
Roger Hodgson left and the keyboardist took over the vocals and, to be honest, I really can’t tell. They are really embracing that prog rock + horn sound (I hear latter day Deep Purple and better days Chicago in here). I’m reminded of when Seth Justman took the reins of J. Geils Band and turned them into a hit machine. (Relying on memory here) Sometimes it takes one person either leaving or handing over control for a band to reinvent itself. I’m not sure I could do it. But, kudos to the guys for continuing.
The title track is an epic. This was a very political time and a lot of the music represents that and they spare no excess here.
This album doesn’t have the hits Dire Straits did, but without those hits, this is a better record than Brothers in Arms.
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